Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.HLT

Consumer Cyclical
Neutral

ASignal's systematic analysis rates HLT as Neutral. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a market cap of $72.13B, a P/E of 47.41, a 31.0% net margin, and 2.5% year-over-year revenue growth.

Reflects the latest available analysis · analyzed Aug 1, 2026

The case on HLT

Bull vs bear, surfaced by ASignal's framework agents from public market data. The precise verdict: ASignal Rank, confidence, and price targets - is in the app.

Bull case
  • Strong operating and gross margins (62.99% and 79.04%) indicating pricing power
  • Positive free cash flow of $1.39B
  • Earnings growth of 14.10% year-over-year
  • Low payout ratio of 8.81% despite high dividend yield
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Bear case
  • Overvalued on multiple metrics: P/E of 47.41x and forward P/E of 30.68x
  • Negative price-to-book ratio (-11.48x) suggesting accounting issues or intangible-heavy balance sheet
  • Declining price momentum and trading below key moving averages (SMA20, SMA50)
  • MACD below signal line with negative histogram, indicating bearish momentum
  • Current and quick ratios below 1.0, indicating liquidity concerns

Key facts

Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Market cap
$72.13B
P/E ratio
47.41
Gross margin
79.0%
Net margin
31.0%
Rev growth YoY
2.5%
Price (Aug 1, 2026)
$320.49

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Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (HLT) Stock Analysis - ASignal rates it Neutral